Judge sets bail at $150,000 for Vero woman who had sex with minor

VERO BEACH - A woman convicted of having sex with a minor can get out of jail if she posts a $150,000 bail, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Denise Harvey, of Vero Beach, recently was sentenced to 30 years in state prison on five counts of having sex with an underage youth, a friend of her son. But her attorney, Robert Meadows, asked Vaughn to set a bail while her case is on appeal.

On Tuesday Circuit Judge Dan Vaughn set the bail, saying it was reasonable under state criteria.

Following her jury conviction, Vaughn ruled her guilty of having sex with a minor five time: four times at the youth's home and once at her office on U.S. 1 in 2006. Each count carried up to a 15-year sentence.

The judge ordered her to serve two terms consecutively, one after the other. The other three will be served at the same time.